Liquid coating composition



To all whom it may concern The invention process of making,

' UNITED STATES PATENT oFrlc'E.

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LIQUID COATING COI MPOSITION.

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' Be it known that we, ARTHUR 'N. McKay and WILLIAM L. WILLIS, citizens of the United States, residin at Houston, in the county of Harris and tate of Texas, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Liquid Coating Compositions, of which ,the following is a specification.

This invention relates to liquid coating compositions and the invention has more especial reference to a non-inflammable paint and the process of making the same.

has for its dominant object toprovide a paint which is of such a nature as will permit the same to withstand a much higher degree of heat than paint heretofore marketed and which, will not crack or scale and further, will prevent the rusting of the surface coated therewith.

Another and equally important object of the invention is to provide a paint of the character mentioned which during the gives off a combustible y-product capable of being used as a thinner or drier for paintsand varnishes; as

a an ingredient in the manufacture of munitions due to its highly explosive state, and further, as an efiicient insecticide for use on live stock.

. It is also'an object of the invention to provide apaint which when reduced 'to a certain consistency and mixed with the proper proportions of the by-product given oif during the distilling of the same, will afiord a highly desirable wood preservative. Y

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a paint of the character mentioned which, due to the resinous qualities thereof will, when mixed with the above-mentioned by-product, produce an effective insecticide capable of being sprayed onto live stock and serving to keep flies therefrom.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention consists, furthermore, in the-ingredients of the com osition the by product given off thereby uring-the process of making and the various uses of the composition and byproduct, all ofwhich will be more fully described in the following specification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim which are ap- Speoiflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

Application filed November21 1917u Serial No. 208,184.

pended to the specification and which form an essential part of the same.

The composition in its preferred embodiment includes the following:-Ta r, oil, holder oil, caustic soda dissolved in water, permanganate of potash dissolved in water. By way of explaining thematerials used in making the improved coating composition and the manner in which they are derived, it may be stated that tar oil is ob.- tained. from gas plants where gas is'manufactured by the well known Lowe process, wherein gas is obtained from coke and a certain percentage of petroleum oil. This tar oil is the residue from such process and has heretofore being considered a waste and conse uently of but little value.

older oil is also obtained from gas plants and is yet another residue of the process of manufacturingPintsch gas and is a thin in so far as the manufacturing of the improved product is concerned. Hence, I desire to have it understood that either of these oils may be used without departing from the scope of my invention.

In the process of making or distillin the composition, the conventional design 0 still commonly used for the distillation ofcrude oil is used and therefore, no special machinery is required. Five hundred (500) gallons of tar oil or drip oil together with 500 gallons of holder oil are placed in the mixed, whereupon 25 pounds of caustic soda dissolved in water is added. After this, 1% pounds of potassium permanganate still when the same is cold and thoroughly dissolved 1n water to form a solution is mixed with 1% pounds of unslaked white lime, slaked in water of sufficient quantity to make 12 gallons, the same then being added to the composition. The still is now heated to approximately 200 Fahrenheit and kept as near this temperature as possible for a period of time covering 6 to 8 hours, during which time a distillate, known to me as turpo, will come over the still. This by-prod- The material left in the still after theby-product has ceased to flow is now kept at a temperature of approximately 150 Fahrenheit until all the water therein is evaporated. As this time, the improved coating composition remains and has its con-' sistency regulated by the amount of the byproduct taken therefrom.

The coating composition thus made affords when applied a paint which will not only stand a much higher degree of heat than other similar compositions heretofore marketed, but also will present an exposed surface having the required toughness, yet one which will not crack or scale and will positively prevent rusting of the surface coated therewith, a' body of the composition when dried being impervious to moisture or water and at the same time possesses free elasticity": and flexibilit I By mixing a certain percentage of the byproduct with the coating composition, 1 am enabled to produce a highly efiicient wood preservative.

My improved coating composition is especially desirable for coating the surfaces of boilers, smoke stacks and the like, although it is to be understood that the uses to which the same may limited.

I claim 1. A base for coating compositions including tar oil andholder oil.

2. A liquid coating composition which is the residue from the distillation of a mixture of hydrocarbons, a caustic soda solution, and potassium permanganate, which, when applied, is heat resisting, does not crack or scale, is impervious to moisture and water, and aflords a tough outer surface with the body as a whole, freely elastic and flexible.

3. The herein process for making a liquid coating composition consisting of placing tar oil, holder oil in a cold still and mixingthe same and then adding granulated caustic soda dissolved in water, potassium permanganate dissolved in water and unslaked white lime slaked in Water, wherein the same is heated to approximately 200 Fahrenheit causing a by-product to flow from the still, after which the composition is maintained at a be adapted are practically untemperature of approximately 150 Fahreib heit until all water is evaporated.

4. A liquid coating composition made according to claim 3, having the qualities when applied of withstanding high heat without cracking or scal ng, water and moisture proof and affording a tough surface with the body as a whole, freely elastic and flexible.

In testimony, whereof, we affix our signatures hereto.

ART t N. MoKAY. Wl LLLerll/i' L. WILLIS. 

